Display box



Aug. 2, 1938.-

J. L. LARKIN DISPLAY BOX 2 Sheets-Sheef 1 Filed July 27, 1935 v FiledJuly 2'7, 1935 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Aug. 2, 1938 I PATENT OFFICEDISPLAY Box 4 James L. Larkin, Winthrop, Mass, assignor to ForbesLithograph Manufacturing Company, v Chelsea, Mass, a corporation ofMassachusetts ApplicationJuly 27; 1935, SerialNo. 33,528

4'Claims (01. 206-45) Thisinvention relatesto display boxes such as areused by merchants on their counters to display articlesinattractive formto prospective purchasers, and the object is to provide an improvedconstruction of sucha boxadapted to receive tiers of articles, such as.small cartons, the construction being such that the articles of theseveral .tiers may be disposed in alignment for shipping or storage orsupported for display with i the tiers in stepped relation.

My invention will be readily understood by reference to the followingdescription taken in connection with the accompanying drawings of anillustrative embodiment thereof, wherein:-

Fig. 1 is a front elevation of a partially filled box in displayposition;

Fig. 2 is a section on the line 22 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 isa similar section showing the box in the shipping position, and

Fig. 4 is a plan of the blank.

Referring to the drawings, the box there shown may conveniently beconstructed from a single cardboard blank, as shown in Fig. 4, andcomprises a circuit of sides consisting of the front 5 wall 7, which mayconveniently be relatively low to expose a portion of the cartons aboveits upper edge, the lateral walls 9 and the back wall H,

the parts being joined in circuit by the gluing tab I3. From the loweredge of the front wall i there may project a bottom-forming piececomprising the portions !5, I i, F9 and 2|, all connected by creasedfold lines. At least the sections ll, l9 and 2| are of equal width forreasons which will appear. Connected to the section 2| is an extension23 which may be of the same area as the back wall II and this in turnmay be provided with a flap 25. When the parts are set up, the portionsl3, I5, I! and 19 extend rearwardly from the lower edge of the front 420wall and the extension 23 is received within the circuit of the sidesprojecting upwardly adjacent the rear wall l l.

Referring to Fig. 3 showing the parts in the shipping position, the partl3 lies horizontally of the plane of the bottom edges of the sides ofthe box and provides a bottom or support for a tier of articles. Part l5projects vertically upward therefrom behind the tier of articles such asthe small cartons 21. In the closed position of Fig. 3 the part I!projects downwardly, forming withthe section l5 a sort of central pleatreceived between the forward tier of cartons and the rear tier, whilethe part I9 is disposed horizontally in the same plane as part l3 tosupport the rear tier of cartons in alignment with the forward tier. Theextension 23 coincides with the back wall and the flap 25, shownprojecting upwardly in the figure, may be foldedover the top of thecontents.

.When it is desired to utilize the box as a display box, the weight ofthe rear tier of cartons may desirably be somewhat eased from the bottoml9. The flap 25 projecting at the upper end of the box and thereaccessible for manipulation may be drawn upwardly. The part I? swingsabout the upper edge of the part l5 as a pivot and assumes ahorizontalposition as shown in Fig. 2 providing an elevated support for the reartier of cartons while the part [9 moves from the horizontal position ofFig. 3 to a vertical position, herein extending upwardly and fallinginto the same plane as the extension 23, being received between thecartons and the back wall H.

To maintain the parts in this display position means may be provided forengaging the extension 23 with the side portion of the box to suspendthe rear edge of the part I! in its elevated position of Fig. 2. I havehere shown a tongue 29 struck from the extension 23 and adapted toengage a notch 3| (Fig. 4) in the rear wall H, as best shown in Fig. 2.I have also here shown a portion of the extension 23 provided withlateral flaps 33 adapted in the closed position of Fig. 2 to be receivedbetween the articles and the lateral walls 9. When the parts are movedto the display position of Figs. 1 and 2, these flaps may be foldedoutwardly and will engage over the upper ends of the lateral walls 9 tosuspend the bottom-forming portion IT. The upper portion of the rearextension 23 and the flap 25 may project vertically and may be suitablyembellished to form a display card and, if desired, the flaps 33, ifused, may be worked into the scheme of the display.

It will be seen that with the parts in the position shown in Fig. 3, ifthe joint between the parts I! and I9 is so constructed that it may bemoved to either side of center, these parts could be everted, the partll moving to a horizontal position extending rearwardly from the upperend of the part l5, while part l9 would swing upwardly to a verticalposition providing a depending support at the rear edge of the part H.In such a case the back portion 23 would not be moved upwardly.

I am aware that the invention may be embodied in other specific formswithout departing from the spirit or essential attributes thereof, and Itherefore desire the present embodiment to be considered in all respectsas illustrative and not restrictive; reference being had to the appendedclaims rather than to the foregoing description to indicate the scope ofthe invention.

I claim: 1

1. A display box for tiers of articles comprising a circuit of sides anda bottom piece constituting an extension of one side comprising a serialnumber of portions connected end to end and including a first portion tounderlie a tier of articles, a second portion to extend verticallyadjacent said tier, and third and fourth portions of equal width withthe second differentially foldable to lie interchangeably vertically andhorizontally, the distance from said one side to the opposite side beingequal substantially to the sum of the widths of said first and fourthportions.

2. A display box for tiers of articles comprising a circuit of sides anda bottom piece constituting an extension of one side comprising a serialnumber of portions connected end to end and including a first portion tounderlie a tier of articles,a second portion to extend verticallyadjacent said tier, and third and fourth portions of equal width withthe second differentially foldthe sum of the widths of said first andfourth portions.

3. A display box for tiers of articles comprising a circuit of sides anda bottom extending from one side comprising a first portion to underliea tier of articles, a second portion to extend vertically adjacent saidtier, and third and fourth portions of equal Width with the secondalternatively adapted to lie interchangeably vertically andhorizontally, said fourth portion having an extension to lie along theadjacent side of the box and accessible at the top thereof for therebymanipulating the bottom, and means carried by said extension engageablewith the side portion of the box for supporting the extension in raisedposition.

4. A display box for tiers of articles comprising a circuit of sides, abottom-forming piece extending from a side and comprising a series ofrelatively foldable portions, at least those succeeding the first beingof equal width, the second and third adapted to lie vertically side byside with the fourth coplanar with the first or alternatively the thirdto extend horizontally from the upper edge of the vertically disposedsecond and the fourth vertically upward from the rear edge of the third,and means for suspending the fourth in its latter position from the sideportion of the box.

JAMES L. LARKIN.

